Vienna

This is the last instalment of my Vienna trip and I'm sharing some random shots of the attractions in the city. There are just too many beautiful places to visit in Vienna.




Johann Strauss II Memorial at Stadtpark. There were many music legends in Vienna history and memorials have been erected to commemorate some of the more famous one. So I decided to do a treasure hunt to locate them. Strauss was an Austrian composer renowned for his contribution to dance music and operettas and he was best known as "The Waltz King". I really thought of extracting this gilded bronze statue and I suspect it could fetch me millions! Hehe!


Ludwig van Beethoven Memorial at Beethovenplatz. He was a great German composer and pianist. He relocated to Vienna in his early twenties and continued to compose great music even after he was completely deaf. His illustrious short life has left many legacies to the classical music world.


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Memorial at Burggarten. He was an influential composer during the classical era and had composed over six hundred musical works.


Freyung Passage is a posh luxury shopping centre located in the city centre.




Sache-torte is probably the most popular chocolate cake in the city of Vienna. How could we miss tasting torte in our itinerary? I ordered myself a torte and a cup of Melange coffee at Cafe Sache. Honestly I think the torte was just so-so and didn't live up to the hype but the Melange, a caramelised coffee with milk on the hand was quite aromatic though.




The street of Domgasse, is a beautiful cobblestone street where Mozart once lived at. Apartment No.5 of Domgasse has been well preserved until today and is opened to tourists nowadays.


An artist at Graben.


The Secession Building. Secession was an architecture movement during the late 19th century which emphasized linear ornamentation in a form commonly called whiplash or eel style at building surfaces. Secession was a close genre to Art Nouveau style. Regardless, I still couldn't figure why on earth did the architect of Secession Building installed a Mister Potato's moustache above the entrance of the building. ;p


Rathaus in the background. Rathaus is a gothic building built in the 19th century and is currently the seat of both the mayor and city council. The famous Vienna's annual Christmas Market is held annually at the park to the front of Rathaus.




Hundertwasserhaus, is one of Vienna's most eccentric apartment cum office complex built in the 80's. The apartments feature undulating floors and roof covered with extensive tree landscaping. It has become a major tourist attraction.


Prater is a large public park in the city and within located one of the oldest Ferris Wheels in the world, Riesenrad. The structure of the wheel looked really run-down and I did not even dare to take a ride. ;p We just strolled around the park and theme park under the early morning sun.


On our way to our next destination after visiting Prater, we stumbled upon this street busker who played beautiful music at Praterstern station - indeed a great legacy of Vienna. ;p